International Speaker Series

In this election year, International Speakers Series presenters will examine the core principles and challenges that define America’s place in the world.

Every year the International Speaker Series features prominent national and international figures who address the significant issues of the moment. Inaugurated in 2000 to celebrate the Council’s 50th Anniversary, the Series has become the nation’s premier speaker series focusing on international discussion and education. Presented in the 2700-seat Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, the Series brings audiences face to face with the global leaders, visionaries, and inspiring voices that are changing our world including His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Bill Clinton, Mikhail Gorbachev, Madeleine Albright, Vicente Fox, Ehud Barak, Condoleezza Rice, Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman, Bono, Thomas Friedman, Jane Goodall, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Wangari Maathai, Fareed Zakaria, and many more.

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International Speaker Series

Fri, 04/13/2012 - 10:45am

Video of David Brooks and Amartya Sen lectures now online

Video of David Brooks and Amartya Sen's 2012 International Speaker Series lectures are now available online. If you missed their talks or would like to revisit their rich perspectives on the American mind, economics and justice, now's your chance! Read More ››

International Speaker Series

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 4:30pm

Jim Lehrer holds press conference with student journalists

Legendary broadcast journalist Jim Lehrer (PBS NewsHour) held a press conference on February 3 with 25 high school and university students from Oregon and Southwest Washington who took part in the World Affairs Council of Oregon’s “Emerging Journalist Scholarship” fund. Read More ››